formal
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“Every formal decision is also an ethical one.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Where would the formal signing of the deal take place?
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
The project began not as a formal research initiative, but as a class assignment.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
Dutchman Verhoeven had revealed on Wednesday that his formal protest had been dismissed.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
This brings me to Mary McLeod Bethune, a Colored woman born shortly after the end of slavery whose parents had been not only enslaved but also denied a formal education.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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